Sunday, May 15, 2022

Sweden - Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer

4 - 438 pts   1 - 396 pts in semi 2
Melodifestivalen 2022 was won by Cornelia Jakobs with the song Hold Me Closer written by Isa Molin, David Zandén and Cornelia Jakobsdóttir herself.
The digital single was released on February 26.


Versions:
Hold me closer - ESC edit 3:00
- digital single 19-3
Hold me closer - original version 3:19
- Melodifestivalen 2CD
Hold me closer - ESC edit karaoke
- on the official karaoke album (digital)


Charts:
Sweden top 100: 8, 5, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 8, 10, 6, 2, 6, 10, 17, 21, 23, 45, 24, 28, 42, 47, 54, 63, 66, 76, 79, 94, 91, 99
Netherlands top 100: 76, -
Norway VG lista top 40: 15, 26, 26, -
U.K. top 100 (OCC): 59, -
Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 38, 81, -
Switzerland top 100: 53, -
Finland top 20 (IFPI): 9, -
Spain top 100: 88, -

Links and sources:
Here at John Lundvik's 2019 page you can find all kind of MF hit statistics updated to 2022 now.
Cornelia Jakobs: WebsiteFBInsta

Melodifestivalen 2022
The 2CD with the 28 participating songs hit the shops on February 27. 
(Warner 5054197124327)

Previous Eurovision singers John Lundvik, Anna Bergendahl and Robin Bengtsson all made it to the final.
Full tracklist in picture below (click to enlarge) , also some extra releases / info.

MF CD Warner Music Sweden 5054197124327

John Lundvik also released an English version of Änglavakt titled Lights Go Low
A remix of Änglavakt was released on April 22 (Lightvalley remix)
Linda Bengtzing's Fyrfaldigt Hurra! is also released in a remix by Nekken (found under Nekken at your digitals)
Anders Bagge's Bigger Than The Universe was also released as an instrumental.
On April 13 the SoundFactory Alcatraz Clubmix of Bigger Than The Universe was released.



2 comments:

  1. There is also a 3-minute version according to Eurovision rules in an official single in the iTunes store:
    https://music.apple.com/se/album/hold-me-closer-single/1615059444
    Please note: Although it says that the release date is February 24, Warner Music Sweden has confirmed that this date will be the date a 3-minute version was recorded, but the official release date is March 16 (exactly one week after Cornelia's birthday), and not as written in the iTunes Store.
    Of course, this version is outside the official CD of Melodifestivalen 2022.

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  2. It's perhaps worth pointing out that the new 3-minute edit is a very lazy job - it's not even a new version that omits the instrumental ending and instead finishes with Cornelia's vocal, it's simply added a fade-out at the 3-minute mark of the original version.

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